Bernard Aceituno (Stack AI): Lessons from YC, Pivots & Scaling

This week, we sat down with Bernard Aceituno, co-founder & CEO of Stack AI.

Originally from Venezuela, Bernard’s journey took him from a PhD at MIT to building Stack AI, fresh out of Y Combinator. We covered a lot, including:

✅ How Stack AI is revolutionizing AI agents—connecting data sources & tools securely

✅ The real value of YC beyond the hype (including how their first customers came from a YC WhatsApp group)

✅ The role of AI agents as a new software category—automating tasks, interacting with tools, and storing memory

✅ How operationally heavy industries (banks, logistics, healthcare) benefit most from AI automation

✅ Stack AI’s go-to-mark ...